Hi everyone,
I recently purchased a Beardie from what looked to be a reputable breeder on Morph Market. Paid on Nov 14th. One day later I get a message saying the beardie mysteriously injured his foot. I shrugged it off as I was excited to have a new baby. I recieved him Nov 20th in the mail. The photo I attached is of his foot yesterday (Nov 21st). He is acting/looking normal aside from the foot. Does not want to put any pressure on it. Nearly fell over a couple times trying to get crickets due to not wanting to use foot.
Should I request a return and look elsewhere for another dragon, or should I raise him? I don't mind raising a 'disabled' dragon, but don't necessarily want to be looking for a vet within 3 days of receiving him. Will the two nails grow back that he is missing? Will the swelling naturally go down?
Thank you so much in advance, I'm just worried! Experienced owners, please let me know what you think!
(I sent a message to the breeder this morning asking how the injury happened but no response so far)
I recently purchased a Beardie from what looked to be a reputable breeder on Morph Market. Paid on Nov 14th. One day later I get a message saying the beardie mysteriously injured his foot. I shrugged it off as I was excited to have a new baby. I recieved him Nov 20th in the mail. The photo I attached is of his foot yesterday (Nov 21st). He is acting/looking normal aside from the foot. Does not want to put any pressure on it. Nearly fell over a couple times trying to get crickets due to not wanting to use foot.
Should I request a return and look elsewhere for another dragon, or should I raise him? I don't mind raising a 'disabled' dragon, but don't necessarily want to be looking for a vet within 3 days of receiving him. Will the two nails grow back that he is missing? Will the swelling naturally go down?
Thank you so much in advance, I'm just worried! Experienced owners, please let me know what you think!
(I sent a message to the breeder this morning asking how the injury happened but no response so far)